There’s such a raw energy in shooting concerts. It’s addictive. It’s thrilling. And to capture a split second of true emotion makes it all worth it. I’m an official photographer with the JUNO Awards and with WayHome Music Festival and Field Trip. Here is a collection of some of my favourites. Rock on. 🤘 Click any photo to expand.
Chance the Rapper, Los Angeles, California
Arcade Fire @ WayHome
Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Rolling Stones Canada Day
Arkells, JUNOs 2019, London
Allie X
One of my favourites, Macklemore.
JUNOS 2019
Kendrick Lamar closed out Day 2 of WayHome
Arkells + July Talk with fans, backstage at the JUNO Awards
JUNOS 2019 in LONDON
Badbadnotgood playing Field Trip
Ghostface Killa (Wu Tang Clan) at Mattyfest Toronto
JUNO Awards 2017 Ottawa
Win Butler at Arcade Fire accepting their International Acheivement JUNO at Gala 2018
Phoenix the Band
Behind Stage at Boots & Hearts
LIGHTS. Shot on iPhone X in portrait mode.
Wolf Parade at Horseshoe Tavern
MO at WayHome Festival
The War on Drugs at Massey Hall
Fast Romantics live at Mod Club Toronto
Imagine Dragons at WayHome 2017
The Arkells. Shot on iPhone X in portrait mode.
Jimmy Shaw, Metric playing Field Trip 2018
Charles Bradley, Soul
Rolling Stones Canada Day
The Arkells 2017 JUNO Awards
Party on!
Crowd Shot at Boots & Hearts Festival 2017
Metz at Mattyfest, Toronto
Vance Joy
Jack and Jack Closing We Day Toronto 2018
We Day California
Jessie Reyez and her JUNO Win
Danny Brown at Mattyfest Toronto
Rolling Stones Canada Day
Banks Live in Toronto
Kevin Drew (of Broken Social Scene)
Natalie Portman at We Day California
Barenaked Ladies Reunite at JUNOs 2018
Daniel Caesar at JUNOS 2018
The framing of alt-J.
Arkells at JUNOS 2019
Ghostface Killa (Wu Tang Clan) at Mattyfest Toronto
Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Flume Playing Live at WayHome
KYLE playing We Day UN, Brooklyn
Angus of Fast Romantics
Future Islands Concert
Gogol Bordello at Mattyfest Toronto
Japandroids tearing up Field Trip 2018
Gogol Bordello at Mattyfest Toronto
Lead singer of alt-J at WayHome.
Check out the Secret Path by Gord Downie. A moment.
Wilson and Jackson, Maasai Warriors and the We Day stage
July Talk at WayHome 2016
Field Trip 2018 Festival
Field Trip 2017
Max of Arkells at JUNOS 2018 in Vancouver
Boots and Hearts Oro-Medonte August 2017
Cage the Elephant Festival Show
Arkells at 2017 JUNO Awards
Major Lazer
Metric playing Field Trip 2018
Jessie Reyez and team backstage JUNOS 2018
“Run them Jewels Fast!”
We Day California
Field Trip Crowd 2017 Toronto
KYLE playing We Day UN, Brooklyn
Cage the Elephant
Gord Downie Secret Path Tour, ACC, Toronto
Areklls live at JUNO Awards 2018
Imagine Dragons
Corey Hart Playing JUNOS 2019
Arkells Playing We Day Toronto 2018
Schoolboy Q
The crowd at JUNOs Singer-Songwriter Circle in Vancouver
Phoenix Playing in Toronto
Cage the Elephant Rocking at WayHome Festival
Japandroids tearing up Field Trip 2018
JUNOS 2019
Flume Playing Field Trip 2017
Banks at WayHome
Imagine Dragons with the fans at WayHome
Banks Live in Toronto
Boots and Hearts Oro-Medonte August 2017
Max of Arkells at JUNOS 2018 in Vancouver
Alvvays playing Field Trip Festival
Vance Joy from Backstage at WayHome Festival
A Tribe Called RED Toronto
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